[MVMA] Winlink: Global Radio Email

[Maurice Riggins]

Winlink is like Yaesu WIRES and Fusion, and Icom D-Star some of the EMCOMM crowd became enamored over.

…and not just that in reality it uses internet where radio links aren’t available.

It is product-dependent… in this case on a product sold only by Bill Gates and company.

FLDIGI is portable and available on Windows, Mac, and Linux, including the Raspberry Pi.

Some of us are Windows-free at home, in the field, and on the road.

You might remember that at one time I had a standards-based email server on the MVMA mesh with a web interface any device could use… in addition to SMTP, POP, and IMAP for any email client.

Winlink may be the email choice of offshore cruisers where wifi mesh isn’t available, but it's a step back into the Dark Ages, IMO.



> On Aug 22, 2018, at 08:23, Larry Baker <llbaker4330 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Remember back in the 1990's when you were using Packet and their different sites?
> Winlink Express the free program that runs on windows and other platforms uses the good ol'
> AX25 format and has been around for years a lot of ocean going boaters use it to communicate
> with friends and family. I have never used it while sailing on the ocean but sounds like fun.
> W8GCA-10 (RMS) 445.010 was put on the air by Bill Curtice for testing. I know there are several 
> faster ways to pass e-mail or traffic than WinLink BUT the powers to be have decided "they" want to
> try using it along with voice and Fldigi in an emergency.
> there is a way to get on the air with out buying a real TNC if you already have an interface such as 
> SignaLink USB device and a radio your all ready to go. Just down load winlink express and UZ7HO virtual
> TNC and have at it. As to all those other items you mentioned since I no longer do MESH I don't have a clue
>  Bill would be the one to check with on that 
> I have added a couple of items I am in getting ready that might help if you need something else to do.    
> 
> Larry Baker 
> KB8EMD


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